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== The Present Situation in America ==
== The Present Situation in America ==
Orthodox Churches in America today.
[[Image:Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Bluff City Tennessee.jpg|thumb|300px|Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Bluff City, Tennessee.]]
[[Image:Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Bluff City Tennessee.jpg|thumb|300px|Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church in Bluff City, Tennessee.]]
===Orthodox Church in America===
After decades of a very cold relationship, in 1970 the Metropolia was granted [[autocephalous|autocephaly]] (think of it as administrative independence) by the Patriarch of Moscow and became known as the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). When that happened, numbers of the Romanian, Bulgarian, and Albanian Churches in the USA and Canada merged with the OCA. However, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (which claims it alone has the right to grant autocephaly to a church) has never recognized the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America.
After decades of a very cold relationship, in 1970 the Metropolia was granted [[autocephalous|autocephaly]] (think of it as administrative independence) by the Patriarch of Moscow and became known as the Orthodox Church in America (OCA). When that happened, numbers of the Romanian, Bulgarian, and Albanian Churches in the USA and Canada merged with the OCA. However, the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople (which claims it alone has the right to grant autocephaly to a church) has never recognized the autocephaly of the Orthodox Church in America.
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The Orthodox Church continues to grow in North America. Most of its bishops were born in America, many having converted (either from religions outside Christianity or other Christian churches) as adults. The Orthodox church has experienced a couple of waves of mass conversions, such as when several thousand Byzantine-rite Catholics converted in the early 20th Century.
The Orthodox Church continues to grow in North America. Most of its bishops were born in America, many having converted (either from religions outside Christianity or other Christian churches) as adults. The Orthodox church has experienced a couple of waves of mass conversions, such as when several thousand Byzantine-rite Catholics converted in the early 20th Century.
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The Orthodox in America have established one undergraduate college, Holy Cross in Boston as well as several seminaries (including Anchorage, [[New York]], [[Boston]], and Pennsylvania), one practical ministerial institute (Penn.), and a graduate school for lay theologians (Berkeley). Some of their parishes have Saturday schools where Greek, Russian, and other languages as well as theology and culture are taught to children. A few parishes have established High Schools and elementary schools.
The Orthodox in America have established one undergraduate college, Holy Cross in Boston as well as several seminaries (including Anchorage, [[New York]], [[Boston]], and Pennsylvania), one practical ministerial institute (Penn.), and a graduate school for lay theologians (Berkeley). Some of their parishes have Saturday schools where Greek, Russian, and other languages as well as theology and culture are taught to children. A few parishes have established High Schools and elementary schools.
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Several monasteries have been established for men and women, and two (one in New York and one in Miami) have converted from other churches and have become Orthodox monasteries.
Several monasteries have been established for men and women, and two (one in New York and one in Miami) have converted from other churches and have become Orthodox monasteries.
===Antiochian Orthodox Churches===
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Antioch. They trace their roots to first century Antioch, the city in which the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians (Acts 11:26). The Church of Antioch is one of the five ancient Patriarchates of the Christian Church, along with Alexandria, Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Rome. The Archdiocese is autonomous, the Synod of Antioch still picks its bishop, from a list of three candidates nominated by North American archdiocese. The archbishop resides in Englewood NJ<ref>https://www.antiochian.org/home</ref>
===Greek Orthodox Church===
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of North and South America was the eparchy incorporated in 1921 under the jurisdiction of the Church of Constantinople. In 1996, the archdiocese was split by the Ecumenical Patriarchate into four parts, those of America, Canada, Central America, and South America<ref>https://www.thenationalherald.com/the-history-of-the-greek-orthodox-archdiocese-of-america-1922-2022/</ref>.
===Ukrainian Orthodox Church===
Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA leader is a Metropolitan bishop in New Jersey.<ref>https://uocofusa.org/</ref>. In 1921 the Church was formed by Priests who left the Roman Catholic [[Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church | Byzantine Rite Ukrainian Church]]. One of them was Joseph Zuk who was later consecrated a bishop and in 1936 they accepted the authority of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople.
==See also==
==See also==